AG James Recovers $50 Million for Alleged Unpaid Cigarette Taxes

New York AG Letitia James reached a settlement with Canada-based cigarette manufacturer Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd. and its New York-based wholesaler, Native Wholesale Supply Company, Inc., to resolve allegations that they violated the federal Contraband Cigarette Trafficking Act and Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act.
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AG Frosh Announces Settlement with Alleged Polluting Poultry Plant

Maryland AG Brian Frosh and the Maryland Department of the Environment reached a settlement with poultry processor Valley Proteins, LLC to resolve allegations that Valley Proteins illegally discharged pollutants into a tributary river of the Chesapeake Bay.
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CFPB, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services Affirm Third-Party Financial Liability Regulations for Nursing Homes

The CFPB and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a joint notification letter to nursing facilities and debt collectors affirming the agencies’ position that nursing facilities can violate the Nursing Home Reform Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and/or the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
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Indiana AG Settles With Marketing Email Company Over Allegedly Deceptive Messages

Indiana AG Todd Rokita reached a settlement with Nevada-based PERA, LLC to resolve allegations that PERA violated Indiana’s Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by sending approximately 70,000 deceptive email solicitations to Indiana public employees.
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AGs Weigh In on FTC Proposed Rule to Protect Consumers in Motor Vehicle Transactions

AGs from 16 states, the District of Columbia, and the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection submitted comments in response to the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning its proposed Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule.
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Administrative Judge Dismisses FTC’s Attempt to Block Acquisition of Early Cancer Detection Company

In a September 9, 2022 decision, Administrative Law Judge D. Michael Chappell dismissed a complaint filed by the FTC alleging that the $7.1 billion acquisition of multi-cancer early detection test maker Grail, Inc. by DNA sequencing company Illumina, Inc. would violate the FTC Act and the Clayton Act.
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